Russian Railways requests EU to lift sanctions
The Russian Railways have proceeded with an official request to the European Union to lift sanctions against the company. RZD was among the first legal entities to enter EU sanction lists just days after the...Read more
ÖBB drops out of Russian gauge project Vienna-Slovakia
Austrian railway company ÖBB has officially withdrawn from the joint venture responsible for the broad gauge extension from Kosice in Slovakia to Austrian capital Vienna. It has offered its shares for sale to its Russian,...Read more
Russian and Belarusian railways suspended from UIC
Russian railways, Belarusian railways and their subsidiaries have been suspended from the International Union of Railways (UIC) because of the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian Railways Ukrzaliznytsia calls on other railways and companies to exclude both...Read more
Moscow announces driverless tram testing programme for year-end
Moscow Transport aims to start a testing programme for driverless trams at the end of this year or the beginning of 2023, deputy mayor Maksim Litsutov told a conference audience this week. The tests will...Read more
Train driver assistance Cognitive Rail Pilot approved for Eurasian countries
AI-based autonomous driving system Cognitive Pilot has acquired the Declaration of Conformity to the regulations of the Eurasian Economic Union. Deployment in several countries can now start, as well as mass-production of the technology, which...Read more